slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
and then; and so; and; so then
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room
walking briskly; determinedly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
depending on; dependent on
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
had better ...; had better not ...
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock